A delegation of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA), led by its Standing Chairman Nguyen Duc Loi, paid a courtesy call to Lao Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Vansy Kuamua, as part of its working trip to the neighbouring country from September 9-13.

A helicopter of Regiment 916 of the Air Defence-Air Force Service's Air Division 371 took off at Hoa Lac Airport in Hanoi September 12 to carry out rescue missions and transport essential supplies to flood-affected areas in Nguyen Binh district, of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

The tourism sectors of Quang Nam, Da Nang, and Thua Thien-Hue collaborated to organise a programme in Melbourne, Australia, on August 11 to introduce tourism destinations in the central provinces.

Amateur and professional photographers nationwide are encouraged to send submissions to a photo contest capturing Vietnam and its development that was launched recently in HCM City.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Security Agency has proposed the prosecution of former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong for “abusing position and power while performing duties”.

Food Ingredients Vietnam, the only food and beverage ingredients exhibition in the country, will be held from October 9 to 11 in HCM City.

The cooperation between Vietnam and Mongolia over the past 70 years as well as orientations to shape up the bilateral relationship in the coming time were highlighted at an international workshop held by the International Cooperation Department under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) on September 12.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) on September 11 received Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, head of India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, right after he presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, marking the beginning of his tenure in New York.

The 8th Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN) Symposium opened in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on September 12.

The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) honoured Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago as one of the 100 world geological heritage sites for the second time at a ceremony to mark its 20th anniversary in the northern province of Cao Bang on September 11.